 2017 Zandvoort Race 2
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 The Circuit Zandvoort in 2017. | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 20 August 2017 | |
| No. | 207 | |
| Event | DTM Zandvoort 2017
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| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands | |
| Format | 55 min + 1 Lap | |
| Lap length | 4.307 km (2.676 mi) | |
| Distance | 37 laps / 159.359 km (99.021 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Augusto Farfus
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| Team |  BMW Team RMG
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| Time | 1:27.475 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Loïc Duval
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| Team | Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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| Time | 1:29.168 on lap 28 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Mike Rockenfeller
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Loïc Duval
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 Mattias Ekström
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| Winner Team | Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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| Time | 56:33.404 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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| 2017 Zandvoort Race 1
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2017 Nürburgring Race 1
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The 2017 Zandvoort Race 2, otherwise known as the DTM Zandvoort 2017 Race 2, was the twelfth race of the 2017 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands on 20 August 2017.[1] The race would see Mike Rockenfeller claim victory at the head of an all Audi top four, albeit after Marco Wittmann was disqualified after post-race scrutineering.[2][3]
Augusto Farfus had conquered qualifying to secure pole position, beating BMW Team RMG teammate Wittmann and stablemate Maxime Martin.[4] Behind, Jamie Green was the best of the Audi pilots in fourth, Maro Engel headed the Mercedes challenge from ninth, before several penalties shuffled the order, the most notable seeing Saturday winner Timo Glock excluded.[4]
There was drama before the race too, as Tom Blomqvist managed to hit an advertising board on the formation lap and took off his left door, meaning he had to start from the pitlane.[2] Martin, meanwhile, would make a mess of his start and limp away from the grid at the start, with the rest of the field just making it past without collecting him.[2]
Engel was the main beneficiary from Martin's poor start, surviving the squeeze to rocket into fourth, as Wittmann secured the lead ahead of Farfus and Green.[2] Farfus duly decided to stop at the end of the opening tour, leading Lucas Auer, Bruno Spengler and Paul di Resta in with him.[2]
Green threw away third on the second tour and opted to make his stop, only to rejoin and collide with Robert Wickens after his stop.[2] They both continued with hobbled cars, as elsewhere, Blomqvist overtook René Rast and opened the door for Engel to attack, only for the German racer to smash into the #33 Audi and remove Rast from the race.[2]
The rest of the field made their stops to leave Loïc Duval at the head of the field ahead of Edoardo Mortara, who were both on an alternate strategy and would make their stops later in the race.[2] However, a puncture for Mortara on lap 22 ended his hopes, with the Italian also serving a penalty, leaving Duval on his own at the head of the field, while Wittmann was in second ahead of Rockenfeller.[2]
The closing stages saw Mattias Ekström become a rolling road-block, the Swede running two seconds slower than those ahead of him in fourth.[2] He hence slipped a second back and would come under fire from Gary Paffett and Nico Müller, as Wittmann caught and passed Duval before the Frenchman made his stop.[2]
With that the race was run, with Wittmann sweeping across the line to secure his first win of the campaign, while Rockenfeller was glued to his tail in second.[2] Duval completed the podium to score his first points finish, while Ekström just kept Müller and Paffett at bay across the line for fourth.[2] Martin, Glock, Farfus and Green secured the remaining points.[2]
However, there would be a major change to the results after the race, as Wittmann was disqualified from the race after failing to provide a fuel sample.[3] That put Ekström onto the podium and hence increased his Championship lead to fourteen points, while Spengler was put into the points.[3]
Background[]
René Rast moved to the top of the Championship after the opening race in Zandvoort, moving onto 114 points for the campaign. Former leader Mattias Ekström hence slipped to second after his non-score, although was only a point behind, while Lucas Auer had held onto third. Behind, Timo Glock had shot up from eighth to fourth after his first win of the campaign, while Jamie Green had retained his place in the top five.
In the Teams' Championship Audi Team Rosberg had retained the initiative, moving onto 211 points for the season. BMW Team RBM were next up in second, having chipped away at the former's advantage, while Audi Team Abt had lost ground and slipped to third. In the Manufacturers' Championship, meanwhile, Audi had held onto their lead, while BMW had moved ahead of Mercedes.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 is displayed below:
| 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 Entry List | ||||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Weight |
| 2 |  Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 3 |  Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 6 |  Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Me
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 7 | Bruno Spengler
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 BMW Team RBM
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 22 |  Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 33 | René Rast
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Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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BMW | M4 DTM | P66/1 4.0l V8 | 1,112.5 kg |
| 48 |  Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 51 |  Nico Müller
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Sport Team Rosberg
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG SILBERPFEIL Energy
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Mercedes | AMG C63 DTM | AMG 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Sport Team Phoenix
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Audi | RS5 DTM | Audi 4.0l V8 | 1,127.5 kg |
| Source:[5][6] | ||||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 are outlined below:
| 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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1:27.475 | — | 177.252 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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1:27.616 | +0.141s | 176.967 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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1:27.642 | +0.167s | 176.915 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:27.673 | +0.198s | 176.852 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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1:27.832 | +0.357s | 176.532 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:27.892 | +0.417s | 176.411 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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1:27.991 | +0.516s | 176.213 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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1:28.004 | +0.529s | 176.187 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:28.037 | +0.562s | 176.121 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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1:28.089 | +0.614s | 176.017 km/h | 10 |
| 11th | 22 | Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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1:28.260 | +0.785s | 175.676 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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1:28.292 | +0.817s | 175.612 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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1:28.302 | +0.827s | 175.592 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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1:28.439 | +0.964s | 175.320 km/h | 14 |
| 15th* | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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1:28.775 | +1.300s | 174.657 km/h | 15 |
| EXC† | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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1:27.690 | 176.818 km/h | 16 | |
| EXC‡ | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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1:27.926 | 176.344 km/h | 17 | |
| NC | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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— | 18 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
- * Mortara was awarded a five place grid penalty for the 2017 Nürburgring Race 1 for impeding Green during the session.[7]
- † Glock was excluded from qualifying after being adjudged to have "seriously obstructed" Mortara during the session.[8]
- ‡ Paffett was excluded from the results of qualifying for using a tyre that was not part of his original allocation.[9]
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Augusto Farfus | 2 | |
| ______________ | Marco Wittmann | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Maxime Martin | 4 | |
| ______________ | Jamie Green | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| René Rast | 6 | |
| ______________ | Mike Rockenfeller | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Bruno Spengler | 8 | |
| ______________ | Maro Engel | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Robert Wickens | 10 | |
| ______________ | Mattias Ekström | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Lucas Auer | 12 | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Loïc Duval | 14 | |
| ______________ | Nico Müller | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Edoardo Mortara | 16 | |
| ______________ | Timo Glock | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Gary Paffett | 18 | |
| ______________ | Paul di Resta |
- * Blomqvist started from the pitlane after spinning and damaging his car on the formation lap.[2]
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 is displayed below:
| 2017 Zandvoort Race 2 Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller
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Audi Team Phoenix
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37 | 56:33.404 | 1:29.713 | 25 |
| 2nd | 77 | Loïc Duval
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Audi Team Phoenix
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37 | +16.581s | 1:29.168 | 18 |
| 3rd | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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37 | +58.073s | 1:30.092 | 15 |
| 4th | 51 | Nico Müller
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Audi Team Abt
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37 | +58.620s | 1:30.258 | 12 |
| 5th | 2 | Gary Paffett
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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37 | +58.848s | 1:30.887 | 10 |
| 6th | 36 | Maxime Martin
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BMW Team RBM
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37 | +59.390s | 1:30.118 | 81 |
| 7th | 16 | Timo Glock
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BMW Team RMR
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37 | +59.928s | 1:30.177 | 6 |
| 8th | 15 | Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team RMG
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37 | +1:00.069 | 1:30.696 | 43 |
| 9th | 53 | Jamie Green
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Audi Team Rosberg
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37 | +1:02.405 | 1:30.010 | 2 |
| 10th | 7 | Bruno Spengler
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BMW Team RBM
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37 | +1:12.009 | 1:30.655 | 1 |
| 11th | 63 | Maro Engel
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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37 | +1:30.127 | 1:30.417 | |
| 12th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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37 | +1:30.761 | 1:30.686 | |
| 13th | 31 | Tom Blomqvist
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BMW Team RMR
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37 | +1:31.278 | 1:31.027 | |
| 14th | 22 | Lucas Auer
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Mercedes-AMG BWT
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36 | +1 Lap | 1:30.425 | |
| 15th* | 6 | Robert Wickens
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Mercedes-AMG Me
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33 | Retired | 1:31.302 | |
| DSQ† | 11 | Marco Wittmann
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BMW Team RMG
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37 | Disqualified | 1:29.692 | 2 |
| Ret | 3 | Paul di Resta
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Mercedes-AMG Silberpfeil
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12 | Damage | 1:30.928 | |
| Ret | 33 | René Rast
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Audi Team Rosberg
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10 | Collision | 1:30.418 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
- 3 Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.[5]
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
- * Wickens was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.[5]
- † Wittmann was disqualified from the race results for failing to provide a fuel sample in post-race scrutineering.[3]
Milestones[]
- Fifth career victory for Mike Rockenfeller.
- Maiden podium for Loïc Duval.
- This was also Duval's first points finish.
Standings[]
Mattias Ekström had moved back into the Championship lead after his inherited podium finish, despite having yet to claim a victory in 2017. René Rast had made for him and slipped fourteen off the lead in Zandvoort, while Mike Rockenfeller was up to third with 110 points to his credit. Timo Glock was next up ahead of Maxime Martin, with Lucas Auer in sixth, level on 99 points with Jamie Green.
Audi Team Rosberg would leave Zandvoort still with the lead in the Teams' Championship, moving onto 213 points. Audi Team Abt were their closest challengers in second, while BMW Team RBM were in third with 164 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship Audi had opened out their advantage to 113 points ahead of BMW, while Mercedes were 44 points further back in third.
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Only point scoring drivers are shown.
References[]
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References:
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'DTM calendar for 2017 announced', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 16/12/2016), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/12/16/dtm-calendar-for-2017-announced/, (Accessed 20/04/2020)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Tamara Aller, 'Marco Wittmann holds off Rockenfeller for his first win of the year', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/08/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/08/20/marco-wittmann-holds-off-rockenfeller-first-win-year/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tamara Aller, 'Marco Wittmann loses Zandvoort victory due to a technical infringement', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/08/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/08/20/marco-wittmann-loses-zandvoort-victory-due-technical-infringement/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jamie Klein, 'Zandvoort DTM: Farfus on pole as BMW sweeps top three', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 20/08/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/zandvoort-dtm-farfus-pole-bmw-qualifying-942856/3041498/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 '2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Moscow', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2017-moscow, (Accessed 23/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Audi gain weight after strong day at Moscow Raceway', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 23/07/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/07/23/audi-gain-weight-strong-day-moscow-raceway/, (Accessed 23/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Edoardo Mortara penalised for blocking Jamie Green', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/08/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/08/20/edoardo-mortara-penalised-blocking-jamie-green/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Timo Glock excluded after “seriously obstructing” Edoardo Mortara', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/08/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/08/20/timo-glock-excluded-seriously-obstructing-edoardo-mortara/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Gary Paffett excluded from qualifying at Zandvoort', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 20/08/2017), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/08/20/gary-paffett-excluded-qualifying-zandvoort/, (Accessed 24/04/2020)
| 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Mercedes-Benz |
| Car/engine |
| Audi RS5 DTM • Audi 4.0l V8 • BMW M4 DTM • P66/1 4.0l V8 • Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM • AMG 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR • Mercedes-AMG Mercedes Me • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy |
| Drivers |
| 2 Gary Paffett • 3 Paul di Resta • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Robert Wickens • 7 Bruno Spengler • 11 Marco Wittmann • 15 Augusto Farfus • 16 Timo Glock • 22 Lucas Auer • 31 Tom Blomqvist • 33 René Rast • 36 Maxime Martin • 48 Edoardo Mortara • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 63 Maro Engel • 77 Loïc Duval • 99 Mike Rockenfeller |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening 1 • Hockenheim Opening 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Hungaroring 1 • Hungaroring 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Moscow Raceway 1 • Moscow Raceway 2 • Zandvoort 1 • Zandvoort 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Hockenheim Finale 1 • Hockenheim Finale 2 |
| Tests |
| 2017 Pre-season Test |
| Related Content |
| 2016 DTM Season • 2018 DTM Season • FIA Formula 3 European Championship |